Anadolu Isuzu today continues its activities as a joint venture consisting of leading groups in Turkey and the world:
Operating in the commercial vehicle segment of the automotive sector, Anadolu Isuzu has a strong product range, high value-added after-sales services, and an extensive dealer and technical service organization. Producing vehicles in the truck, van, midibus and bus segments, Anadolu Isuzu also has an assertive position in export markets.
In addition to the production and marketing of commercial vehicles, Anadolu Isuzu also manufactures carcasses and related by-products under the name of Anadolu Metal in addition to the annual production of 19,000 commercial vehicles in its production facilities with a closed area of 118,000 square meters located on 311,000 square meters of land in Şekerpınar, Çayırova. The company provides service to its customers through 91 authorized service points in Turkey along with 132 service points in 44 different countries abroad. The total number of employees at Anadolu Isuzu is 1269. Anadolu Isuzu shares have been traded on the BIST with the trading code "ASUZU" since 1997.
Important Dates For Anadolu Isuzu:
1965
Foundation of Çelik Montaj company
1981
Registry of Anadolu Otomotiv Sanayi title
1983
Signature of technical assistance agreement with Isuzu
1984
Start of truck manufacturing with Isuzu Motors Ltd.
1985
License, and launching of the first vehicle NPR 59
1986
Signature of partnership agreement between Isuzu / Itochu / Anadolu Endüstri Holding; Establishment of first Turkish/Japanese partnership in the automotive sector
1987
Start of the manufacturing of the midibus and the small bus which were the designs of AIOS
1989
Municipality has started vehicle production type
1991
NKR-Wide, hafif kamyon üretimine başlandı
1994
Beginning of export operations
1995
Raising the Japanese partners’ shares to 35% and change of the company name as Anadolu Isuzu, Usage of total quality management systems,
1996
Raising the Japanese partners’ shares to 35% and change of the company name as Anadolu Isuzu, Usage of total quality management systems,
1997
The company's shares started to be traded in Istanbul Stock Exchange
1999
The new factory in Gebze Şekerpınar commenced production.
2000
Production Turquoise bus was initiated
2002
NQR 3 axle truck production was initiated
2003
Bus exportation to European Union began. ISO 9000:2000 quality certificate was acquired.
2004
The 20th anniversary of Isuzu brand in Turkey was celebrated; Sales of D-Max pick-up began; 80.000 Isuzus were unloaded from Isuzu production line.
2005
2000. Turquoise bus was unloaded from the production line. N-Series truck and light duty trucks were renewed. D-max pick-up was renewed. Royal bus took the name of Roybus with its turbo engine.
2006
The production Turquoise with new look was initiated. Faces and engines of NPR, NQR, NQR 3D were renewed. Faces and engines of Roybus Classic and Urban were renewed.
2007
Euro 4 engine started to be used on Turquoise model which was exported to EU member countries. Front and rear appearance designs were renewed. The launching of first 9 meter bus model Citimark was made. Exterior and interior designs of D-Max 4x4 and 4x2 were renewed. 100.000 Isuzu vehicles were unloaded from the production line.
2008
The Memorandum, which confirms the intention to develop the cooperation between Isuzu Motors and Anadolu Isuzu , was signed in Japan. The production of first 9 meter bus model Citimark was initiated. IMM (Isuzu Manufacturing Management), globally shared manufacturing system of Isuzu, started to be implemented in AIOS truck factory.
2009
25th anniversary of vehicle production in Turkey with Isuzu was celebrated. Novo, Novo Lux and Novo Ultra, our new buses in the Euro 4 emission class , were introduced. NLR, NLR Long, NNR, NNR Long, NPR, NPR Long and NPR HP, our N-Series vehicles in the Euro 4 class, were introduced. Anadolu Isuzu has gained the right to be the R&D Center.
2010
The capacity of NPR, which had maximum 7.5 tons load weight as the most important vehicle of Anadolu Isuzu in the truck segment– was increased to 8 tons. 3 new models of NPR; NPR 8, NPR 10 and NPR 3D were put up for sale.
2011
9.5 meter long new public transportation vehicle Citibus was put up for sale.
2013
New bus model Visigo and renewed Novo model midibus was launched and put up for sale.
2014
The first domestic D-Max model pick-up was manufactured. 12 meter long new public transportation vehicle Citiport was launched and put up for sale.
2015
Passing to upper segment in truck class by launching new model TORA with the capacity of 15.7 tons.
2016
Specially designed for service and school transport, the NOVO S was promoted. Within the framework of EU regulations, the transition was carried out from Euro 5 to Euro 5b+emission standards in the light duty truck segment and from Euro 5 to Euro 6 in the truck and bus segments. Anadolu Isuzu’s new, independent R&D center was officially opened.
2017
Anadolu Isuzu lodged the highest number of patent applications of any company in Turkey in the first half of the year. Numerous launches were completed during the year including the introduction of a public transportation vehicle and smart mobility system, as well as the New Isuzu D-Max. The IMM Certification has been updated to cover all production at Anadolu Isuzu. BBC Top Gear awarded D-Max with the Pick Up of the Year award.
2018
Focusing on new regions, business lines and segments, Anadolu Isuzu achieved its highest international sales figure in the last 24 years in 2018, with export sales of EUR 93 million. The Company, which launched its Anadolu Otomotiv Sanayi (Anadolu Automotive Industry) brand, won the Platinum Award with the Visigo, the Gold Award with the Citiport and Novociti Life, and brought three awards to Turkey in the A-design Award&Competition, which is one of the world’s most prestigious design awards. Anadolu Isuzu embarked on its strategic cooperation with the Czech Tatra Group and started to operate in the defense industry under the Anadolu Defense brand. Anadolu Isuzu, the patent leader of the Turkish automotive sector, brought the domestically produced 4x2 D-Max to the market and launched the world’s first electric truck.
